Report: LA DWP can't find millions in public money

LOS ANGELES (AP) - After giving about $40 million to two nonprofits charged with improving relations with its largest employee union, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power admits it isn't sure how the public money has been spent.

The Los Angeles Times reports (http://lat.ms/17OV4Sb ) Friday that the Joint Training Institute and the Joint Safety Institute have received about $4 million per year since their creation more than a decade ago.

Records show nearly all of the nonprofits' money comes from DWP ratepayers. About $1 million was used to pay administrators and about $360,000 covered travel expenses.

A spokesman for Mayor Eric Garcetti says the mayor will meet with DWP managers to discuss where the rest of the money went.

Officials at the nonprofits, the DWP and the union declined to comment.

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Report: LA DWP can't find millions in public money

LOS ANGELES (AP) - After giving about $40 million to two nonprofits charged with improving relations with its largest employee union, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power admits it isn't